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If DNOs were to install batteries to minimise phase-imbalance losses, they would need to be sited at local substations. There are 230,000 ground-mount...
I have been discussing the network losses with Western Power Distribution (WPD) over the past 4 years - a conversation which commenced with the Ofgem-...
If so... then probably best to discuss this further on the topic about sharing battery costs. From my own viewpoint, although I'm contributing infor...
So in light of what I've just written, perhaps you could approach your MP again, but this time make your complaint about Ofgem failing to act fairly i...
Thanks @derek-m Yes, I did understand the reference you made to the annual fee for a connection to the National Grid. May I expand on the concern wh...
Ofgem has done a couple of years of consultation and published a Decision which changes the way in which connection charges are calculated. The main...
The UK Government guaranteed to pay EDF a whopping £92.5 per MWh produced by Hinkley-C when the initial contracts were signed. Even though it's infl...
In the longer-term, the efficient use of electricity to power vehicles also depends where you live @morgan I'm in Western Power's SW Region. We ofte...
Like this @hughf ? I've depicted all the switches/MCBs as double-pole, and added a mains rotary isolator as stipulated by MCS rules. That may not ...
Can you please expand on and clarify this important point @hughf ? A rough diagram and/or a photo would be wonderful if you're up to it. The bit a...
@batalto I've received two batches of LiFePO4 cells from China this year. Both were shipped by sea via Singapore and Felixstowe, taking 6 weeks. Deliv...
What DNO Region are you in @diverted-energy? I'm one of the community-based members of the Open-LV project which monitors 'smart' substations. After...
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